Bengaluru is witnessing a prolific rise in the number of restaurants and pubs it houses. The words of Murray Heads' "One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster// The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free" instantly come to mind with the city's new restaurant, One Night in Bangkok (ONiB).

For a city dweller, a house in a skyscraper lends a sense of achievement while an Asian heart is always inclined towards an independent house with a private garden, courtyard and spaces designed around a large tree.

This issue is a global special! First up, we bring the Picasso of architecture û Frank Gehry´s fabulous new project in Sydney. The new wing of the University of Technology´s business schoolùthis is Gehry´s first project in Australia and a fine one at that!

An office design that follows the human anatomy and a restaurant that uses 10,000 animal bones in the decor. Yes, it´s for real. The former, the GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare office in Delhi by Space Matrix Design is a smart office in the true sense.

The international luxury hotel chain, Lebua, plans to come to India soon. Peppermint Hotel, Gurgaon, the flagship hotel from the Peppermint stable, was awarded the Best Budget & Economy Hotel at a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai.